THERE was no conversation between Mia and Belle until they reached the lobby of the hotel.
It was the next town’s three-star hotel.
The drive permitted her the time to dwell on the events that happened to her this year.
Her life was monotonous. She went to work in the morning and went home in the evening, except when a crime happened in the middle of the night. Often, it was either a burglary or a robbery.
However, it changed when the River’s case came.
It was when Violet came, too.
Her schedule changed when she and Violet started seeing each other. Though it was a welcome change but it complicates the otherwise smooth monotony of her provincial life.
“Do you know a place where we can shop for clothes?” Belle asked the receptionist.
“It’s a three-minute walk from here, Miss. T
